Symphony No. 5 (original version) - Jean Sibelius
Information about Symphony No. 5 (original version) by Jean Sibelius, and the best recordings available on CD or for download.
The work was written in 1915.
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS
Vänskä (BIS BIS-CD-863)
Both versions of the fifth on a single disc.
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Osmo Vänskä.
BIS BIS-CD-863
Coupled with Symphony No. 5 (final version)
Vänskä (BIS BIS-CD-800)
This excellent performance of the 1915 version of the Fifth won a Gramophone magazine award.
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Osmo Vänskä, 1995.
BIS BIS-CD-800